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The 5th Wave Movie Review

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Review for the film " The 5th Wave"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 52 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 22-01-2016

Genre: Thriller, Sci Fi

Similar To: The Electric State, Ballerina (2024), Them That Follow, The Man With The Iron Heart

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CAST & CREW

Maggie Siff

Maika Monroe

Maria Bello

Alex Roe

Liev Schreiber

Nick Robinson

Terry Serpico

Tony Revolori

J Blakeson

Graham King

Tim Headington

Tobey Maguire

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Producer:

Graham King

Tobey Maguire

Tim Headington

Matthew Plouffe

Director:

J Blakeson

Movie Actor:

E Roger Mitchell

Jim Palmer

Marc John Jefferies

Liev Schreiber

Perry Ball

Zackary Arthur

ChloÃ« Grace Moretz

Cade Canon Ball

Devin McGee

Hunter Denoyelles

Maddy Rae Cooper

Nadji Jeter

Walter Hendrix III

Alex Roe

Bobby Batson

Chelsea Hayes

Gabriela Lopez

Kendrick Cross

Michael Beasley

Talitha Bateman

Terry Serpico

Alex MacNicoll

Charles Barden

Flynn McHugh

Kelly Rose

Matthew Zuk

Nick Robinson

Ron Livingston

Tony Revolori

Adrian Lockett

Movie Actress:

Maggie Siff

Maria Bello

Maika Monroe

First Assistant Director:

Mathew Dunne

Executive Producer:

Richard Middleton

Line Producer:

Chris Lowenstein

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The 5th Wave is a survival thriller and has borrowed some ideas from the 2013 famous novel of Rick Yancey. Well, let’s see how the film has turned out to be.

Plot

The aliens are knee bent on killing the human beings, who are weaker to them. Thus, they get themselves involved in attacking the humans, which is through waves. And the 5th wave is apprehended as the most devastating and the ultimate one. But the problem is that the aliens look the same as humans.

And there is the story of Chloe Grace Moretz She is known to be one the greatest young actresse >> Read More... and her beloved family. Moretz lives a comfortable suburban life, but her happiness is soon shattered due to the invasion of an alien ship. Moretz’s mother is killed in the 3rd wave. Moretz, along with her brother and dad, seeks the resort of a survivor camp. The army lends a helping hand to the refugees, but things go out of way. Moretz gets stranded, her dad is killed, and her sibling is moved to an Air Force. Here the children are trained to combat the aliens. What does Moretz do to save her brother and also humanity? Watch the movie to find out.

Star Performances

Moretz is brimming with youth in the film, and she does a convincing job as the girl who has grits in the face of crisis. Schreiber makes a great villain. As for Livingston, he does a commendable job. The other casts are quite ok.

Analysis

The onscreen version of The 5th Wave is not as engrossing as the novel. In fact, the director J Blakeson has not included some significant elements of the novel in the movie. For the romance lovers, there is some tasteless romance in the movie.

What’s there?

The relationship between the sister and brother is executed well. This is one of the major highlights of the movie.

What’s not there?

The characters of the movie could have been crafted well.
The visuals manage to show that this is a disaster movie but the movie fails in bringing a sense of threat to the audience.
The CGI effects lack novelty.
Given the genre of the film, we don’t get to get a feeling of urgency.
The movie goes on predictable lines.
The pace of the movie is slow.

Verdict

If you haven’t read the novel, The 5th Wave makes for an engrossing watch.